Competing proposals for Massachusetts slot parlors: What are the odds?

The following are some of the key facts and data surrounding each of the three slot casino license applicants in Massachusetts.The state Gaming Commission is awarding the state's only 1,250-slot machine parlor license to one of these three by the end of the week.

The following are some of the key facts and data surrounding each of the three slot casino license applicants in Massachusetts.

The state Gaming Commission is awarding the state’s only 1,250-slot machine parlor license to one of these three by the end of the week.

LEOMINSTER

Location: 42 Jungle Road, off of Route 117, in Leominster. Gaming Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby said the Leominster site would be in a relatively unserved part of the state in north central Massachusetts, near the New Hampshire border.

Job Creation: The state gambling commission gave the Leominster slots application a “very good” rating for creating jobs, with 671 full-time employees expected in the first full year of operation.

Site Plan: A $215.7 million in overall proposed investment would include a new 111,360-square-foot building, with 51,048-square-feet of gaming space, 1,601 parking spaces, a 430-seat entertainment venue, two restaurants and a food court.

Financial Backing: PPE Casino Resorts MA LLC plans to finance costs through a combination of principal equity and a senior bank credit facility. The equity portion of the project — $86.3 million — is supported by a loan promissory note from The Cordish Family II, owned by David Cordish, which includes the Maryland Live! Casino among its properties.

Construction Schedule: March 2014 through December 2014.

Mitigation: Leominster would recieve minimum of $3.8 million annually in combined fees, tax payments, development impact payments and community benefit payments.

Community Support: About 61 percent of Leominster voters approved the slots agreement.

PLAINVILLE

Location: Route 1, in Plainville, at an existing harness racing facility. The gaming Commission said the Plainville applicant “makes a strong presentation” on connections to regional attractions, like Gillette Stadum and TPC Boston.

Job Creation: The state gambling commission gave the Plainville slots application a “very good” rating for creating jobs, with 575 full-time employees expected in the first full year of operation.

Site Plan: With $225 million in overall proposed investment, developers propose to build a 106,000-square-foot facility, a 42,051-square-foot gaming floor, 1,620 parking spaces, two restaurants, a food court and a 100-seat entertainment lounge.

Financial Backing: The Plainville proposal is being financed by by Penn National Gaming, a Wyomissing, Pa.,-based operator of 26 casino and racetrack facilities in 18 states. According to the state gambling commission, Penn has $785 million in its “revolving credit facility,” from which it will finance the proposed Plainville project.

Construction Schedule: February 2014 through April 2015.

Mitigation: The applicants propose to give $4 million in combined taxes and fees to the town each year, in addition to keeping the harness racetrack at the site operational.

Page 2 of 2 - Community Support: Town voters approved the Plainville slots proposal by about a 3-to-1 margin.

RAYNHAM

Location: 1958 Broadway, on Route 138. Crosby said Tuesday that a slots parlor in or near southeastern Massachusetts “is unlikely to compete very effectively with the more elaborate casinos in Rhode Island and Connecticut.”

Job Creation: The state gambling commission gave the Raynham slots application a “sufficient” rating for creating jobs, with 471 full-time employees expected in the first full year of operation.

Site Plan: With $227.3 million in overall proposed investment, the application features a new 175,000-square-foot facility on a 100-acre, a 37,893-square-foot slots area, 2,425 parking spaces, a restaurant, a food court and a 15,871-square-foot multipurpose space.

Financial Backing: Raynham Park LLC is a financial entity formed by Raynham’s Carney family and Greenwood Racing, which owns and operates Parx Casino outside of Philadelphia. Greenwood is injecting $45 million, with an $11 million transfer of land from Carney and $46 million from a temporary facility. The rest comes from third party debt.

Construction Schedule: March 2014 through July 2015.

Mitigation: A $1.1 million yearly host community mitigation payment with Raynham, and smaller payments to area towns, including Taunton and Easton.

Community Support: By a margin of 1,822 to 290, voters approved the community host agreement.